Valley View (BM 214)
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Valley View (BM 214) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.2, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Valley View
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Valley View by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Valley View, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Optimistic Yellow | SW 6900 | 76 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pear Cider | P330-3 | 71.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Hotsprings | 6008-5C | 67 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Demeter | 11-01 | 70 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Valley View (LRV 66.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Valley View
Darker than Valley View
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 214 |
| Hex | #EAD99D |
| RGB | 234, 217, 157 |
| HSL | 47°, 65%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -2.9, 31.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Valley View (BM 214), published as #EAD99D
#DACF9C
#FBE39C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Valley View (BM 214)?
- Valley View has an LRV of 66.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Valley View is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Valley View in another brand?
- Demeter (PPG 11-01) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Valley View warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Valley View as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.